Metallic lithium is the desired anode material for high energy density solid state batteries
and shows a factor of four range in elastic modulus and two orders of magnitude difference …

Despite renewed interest in lithium metal anodes, unstable electrodeposition of Li during
operation has obstructed progress in practical battery applications. While deformation …

Although lithium-metal anodes are being extensively examined in research projects aiming
at pushing the energy density of lithium batteries to its limit, the knowledge about the …

The fracture of ceramic solid electrolytes, driven by the plating of lithium within cracks, has
been identified as one of the fundamental issues to successfully develop solid-state …

Two types of lithium (Li) metals with a different average grain size, ie,∼ 10 μm in orders and
above 100 μm, are successfully produced by extrusion process and rapid molding process …

Lithium (Li) metal anodes are under active investigation to boost the energy density of
rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). In developing such anodes, uncontrolled Li …

Indentation is an alternative technique for the measurement of a material׳ s elastoplastic
properties. It can be used when the classical tensile test approach is not feasible (thin film …

Nickel manganese cobalt oxides (NMC) are the state-of-the-art cathode materials for Li-ion
batteries. The layered lattice structure of NMC exhibits highly anisotropic strains upon Li …

Sodium metal holds promise as an anode material for rechargeable batteries due to its large
theoretical charging capacity, low electrochemical potential, earth abundance, and low cost …

Applying mechanical stresses is a possible approach to suppress dendrite and mossy
lithium (Li) in Li metal electrodes. We conducted, in this work, nanoindentation tests on pure …